Comments on: Lessons Learned from Writing a Technical Book to Teach Programming http://coffeeghost.net/2009/11/02/lessons-learned-from-writing-a-technical-book-to-teach-programming/ Weird musings. Useful software. Geeking out. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:21:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: nigel http://coffeeghost.net/2009/11/02/lessons-learned-from-writing-a-technical-book-to-teach-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-116350 nigel Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:04:50 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/?p=182#comment-116350 Why doesn't your book turn up easily? I have searched a lot for python resources for kids. I forced a class of grade 8 through Snake Wrangling last year, and it wasn't fun. This year I'm part way through my own Moodle course, when I stumbled across your book through a comment you wrote on a blog somewhere. I've linked your book from my course now. I have two suggestions: 1. include an "index" (contents page) link on all pages, like most online Linux howtos do. () 2. Change your chapter titles to reflect the python content, or create an index for the purpose. If I want to refer kids to loops, for example, its not at all obvious which chapter that would be in. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing. If my Moodle course becomes more polished I will also release it under a CC licence. Why doesn’t your book turn up easily? I have searched a lot for python resources for kids. I forced a class of grade 8 through Snake Wrangling last year, and it wasn’t fun.
This year I’m part way through my own Moodle course, when I stumbled across your book through a comment you wrote on a blog somewhere. I’ve linked your book from my course now.
I have two suggestions:
1. include an “index” (contents page) link on all pages, like most online Linux howtos do. ()
2. Change your chapter titles to reflect the python content, or create an index for the purpose. If I want to refer kids to loops, for example, its not at all obvious which chapter that would be in.

Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing. If my Moodle course becomes more polished I will also release it under a CC licence.

]]> By: Sean http://coffeeghost.net/2009/11/02/lessons-learned-from-writing-a-technical-book-to-teach-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-102681 Sean Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:40:30 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/?p=182#comment-102681 P.S. I love the anti-spambot measure. I had reused Atwood's constant text version (e.g. a fruit), but I like this even better :-) P.S. I love the anti-spambot measure. I had reused Atwood’s constant text version (e.g. a fruit), but I like this even better :-)

]]> By: Sean http://coffeeghost.net/2009/11/02/lessons-learned-from-writing-a-technical-book-to-teach-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-102680 Sean Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:37:49 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/?p=182#comment-102680 Thanks for the book, I am planning to go through this with my 7 year old :-) Thanks for the book, I am planning to go through this with my 7 year old :-)

]]> By: kom http://coffeeghost.net/2009/11/02/lessons-learned-from-writing-a-technical-book-to-teach-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-98248 kom Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:20:24 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/?p=182#comment-98248 Greetings from Africa! Thanks so much for your books. Greetings from Africa! Thanks so much for your books.

]]> By: Eli http://coffeeghost.net/2009/11/02/lessons-learned-from-writing-a-technical-book-to-teach-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-96955 Eli Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:30:25 +0000 http://coffeeghost.net/?p=182#comment-96955 Al, Congrats on releasing the 2nd edition and kudos on all your efforts! Al,

Congrats on releasing the 2nd edition and kudos on all your efforts!

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